escape
Example Sentences
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That is when a fire spreads so suddenly and rapidly that it overtakes personnel or equipment, cutting off escape routes and forcing trapped firefighters to deploy an emergency, last-resort shelter tent.
From BBC • Jun. 28, 2026
The next inning, there would be no such escape.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 27, 2026
When goldfish are released into ponds, rivers, or lakes, or escape during flooding events, they can establish invasive populations and spread quickly.
From Science Daily • Jun. 26, 2026
French-American land forces converged on an entrenched British army in southeastern Virginia, as a French fleet swatted away a royal navy relief squadron and sealed off the Chesapeake Bay escape route.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 26, 2026
Here I am frantically trying to escape the water and at the same time wishing I had some.
From "Earthquake Terror" by Peg Kehret
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